Podalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of small trees or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. They inhabit Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos and forest margins) from low to high elevations, typically in rocky or sandy areas. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.Schutte-Vlok, A. & B. van Wyk. 2011. A taxonomic revision of Podalyria (Fabaceae). Systematic Botany 36(3) 631-60.
Species Podalyria comprises the following species:
Podalyria amoena
Podalyria biflora (L.) Lam.
Podalyria burchellii DC. Podalyria buxifolia Willd. Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd.
Podalyria cordata R.Br.
Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd.Some sources treat Podalyria hirsuta as a synonym of Podalyria cordata.
Podalyria lanceolata
Podalyria leipoldtii L.Bolus ex A.L.Schutte Podalyria microphylla E.Mey.
Podalyria myrtillifolia (Retz.) Willd.
Podalyria oleifolia Salisb. Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Podalyria pearsonii E.Phillips
Podalyria racemulosa DC.
Podalyria sericea (Andrews) R.Br.
Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte
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